Over the last three months I have really found a love for all things food and fitness. I've had a negative relationship with food in the past, overly obsessed with calories and always conscious about the food I was putting into my body in fear of putting on weight. However recently I have overcome this obsessive relationship and instead focus on eating food that I want that make me feel good and balancing that with working out.
I work out 4-5 times a week at F45 which is quite a strenuous workout, and I find that I am eating more now than ever before because my body is using up so much energy during these 45 minute classes. I'm definitely not strict with my diet, however I love fuelling my body with healthy foods and mindfully eating, rather than snacking for the sake of it. It's also to note that I do not count my calories, but I always look at the ingredients on the back of anything and everything. My rule of thumb is if I cannot understand more than two ingredients, I won't put it in my body. I listened to an amazing KIC podcast with nutritionist Marika Day all about nutrition and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about understanding ingredients and other nutrition facts.
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8:00am-9:00am
Saturday morning is started with a one hour F45 class called West Hollywood. This workout is the ultimate full-body burner because it is a mix of both cardio and strength targeting all muscles. I aim to drink a 1-litre bottle of water throughout the workout and 15 minutes post-workout to hydrate my body.
10:00am
Brunch is my favourite meal time of the day, and I love going out to cafe's on the weekends with my friends and indulging in yummy food rather than preparing it myself. This morning I went to The Brook Eatery in Cherrybrook, which is such a nice cafe in the north-west of Sydney.
Since leaving my job I have stopped drinking coffee through the week, and allow myself one coffee on the weekend to satisfy the craving. This morning I was desperate for one, so I ordered a regular soy mocha and sipped on two glasses of water.
Absolutely starving after my workout, I ordered scrambled eggs with salmon and tomato on two slices of turkish bread with I think feta or cottage cheese.
2:00pm
Feeling very satisfied with brunch still, I opt for a protein shake for lunch. My current fitness goal is to gain more muscle, so my trainer recommended that I start incorporating a protein shake in my diet everyday. Usually I have one as a snack but because I am still quite full from brunch, I am just having this as a meal instead.
The protein powder I use is the Vanilla Whey protein from Women's Best, and I just blend the powder with 250mL of milk as I like to make it as creamy as possible.
7:30pm
This Saturday night I have decided to ditch my Saturday night drink sesh and instead enjoy a nice meal with my girlfriends. I haven't consumed alcohol in the past 3 weeks and have found that I am performing better in my training sessions and not seeing as much bloating which is great!
Tonight we are going to a restaurant in Dural called Entrata. Italian food is my fave and whilst I am technically on the F45 Challenge, indulging in pasta and bread is an exception tonight.
For entree, we ordered the croquettes and the burrata with prosciutto, tomato and bread and for our mains we ordered the carbonara pasta and ricotta dumplings, which was all phenomenal. My personal favourite was the ricotta dumplings, so good!
All in all, we truly ate as much cheese and carbs as possible, no regrets.
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Love,
Madyson
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All in all, we truly ate as much cheese and carbs as possible, no regrets.
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| Burrata & Croquettes |
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| Ricotta Dumplings & Carbonara |
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Love,
Madyson




























